At least 1 of these sources should be found from the Works Cited/Bibliography of another source (note this in your annotation, including information on the initial source)
Apply previous Checkpoint #2 feedback on Annotated Bibliography entries
Reflection on trends in scholarship: minimum of 250 words
Based upon your research to date:
What are scholars concerned with in your text(s)?
What issues are being discussed/debated in scholarship?
What approaches are scholars taking to the text(s)?
Query (informed by research) about related text(s): minimum of 200 words
Potential questions to address:
What question about your text(s) has occurred to you as you have completed your research?
Is there an argument in the scholarship that has made you question a point or points in the text(s)?
Is there something confusing about the text(s) that you think would be worth exploring?
Review classmates' pages/Post constructive comments and suggestions
Requirement
Points
Annotated Bibliography entry #4
10
Annotated Bibliography entry #5
10
Annotated Bibliography entry #6
10
Note that one source was found in another source
5
Reflection on trends in scholarship
25
Research query
20
Survey of research group activity
15
Constructive comments on other pages
5
Suggestions between Checkpoints
Check if Dr. T is available to visit your research group meeting
Revisit library for more research assistance: you may turn in another Library Visit Form (may earn 5-point bonus for one additional Form during semester)
Note: articles/books you will need at this stage in particular may not all be available in PDF form/in the library; you may need to order them through Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Due: November 5
Checkpoint outcomes: Students will be able to…
- recognize the value of examining source bibliographies;
- use a consistent MLA-style formatting;
- determine how to begin narrowing research within a broader topic; and
- identify and express general questions concerning primary and secondary readings.
Requirements:Suggestions between Checkpoints